St. Charles Parish Sheriff's deputies searching for suspicious person

The St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office is on the lookout for a man in an older model white van whom, they say, approached two boys on a Destrehan street corner on Tuesday night then inappropriately touched one of them.

Authorities say that at approximately 7:30 p.m., a teenage boy and a 12-year-old boy told deputies they were at the corner of River Road and Amelia Street in Destrehan when the man stopped the van and got out to talk.

Authorities say he began discussing sports with the boys, and then allegedly touched one of the boys inappropriately. The victims ran to a nearby house, where they notified the Sheriff's Office.

Authorities believe the same van had been seen in the subdivision earlier Tuesday afternoon.

The suspect, believed to be in his 40s, was wearing a burgundy shirt with a Minnesota Vikings hat and blue work pants.

Anyone with information about this incident or the identity of the driver of the van is asked to dial 9-1-1.